# Bihar political and administrative leadership changes

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/bihar-political-and-administrative-leadership-changes
> Updated: 2026-09-28T13:22:14.000Z. Sources: 3. Developments: 2.

The Bihar government has undergone several administrative and political leadership changes. Initially, the Samrat Choudhary administration announced appointments to the State Citizens Council and the State Planning Council, including Harendra Bahadur Singh as General Secretary of the State Citizens Council and Devesh Kumar as Vice Chairman of the State Planning Council.

Following these administrative shifts, a leadership change occurred in the Bihar Legislative Council. Awadhesh Narayan Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party resigned as Chairman and was succeeded by Rambachan Rai of the Janata Dal (United). This transition is reportedly part of a power-sharing agreement between the BJP and the JD(U) to ensure leaders from both coalition parties head different legislative houses.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-28: Rambachan Rai named Bihar Legislative Council Chairman

Rambachan Rai of the JD(U) has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Bihar Legislative Council, succeeding BJP's Awadhesh Narayan Singh as part of a political power-sharing agreement.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/rambachan-rai-named-bihar-legislative-council-chairman

### 2026-08-31: Bihar government announces key administrative appointments

The Bihar government has announced key appointments, including Harendra Bahadur Singh as General Secretary of the State Citizens Council and Devesh Kumar as Vice Chairman of the State Planning Council.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/bihar-government-announces-key-administrative-appointments

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